It's working, It's working!

So Faith drags out her potty again today, and I figure, great..more pee to mop off the floor. She never uses the potty instead she lurks away and pee's somewhere else. Today was gloriously different. She plops herself down on the potty and says " this potty not working! " I told her she has to work to get the pee in the potty so what she does is starts squeezing till she is red in the face contorting her little lips around and clenching her fists. I then explain to her she is going to hurt herself that way. a few seconds later she says " It's working, It's working, the potty works!" I am skeptical of course but to my surprise she actually went pee, I'm so excited for her! Actually excited for myself, I have been changing diapers every day for the last 13 years, and 126 days and If I could have one less in diapers it would be a miracle. Hopefully, cross your fingers we are on to something here.

Don't get mad, Get even!

I will always remember being a freshman in high school, I had a boy come over to hang out and my mom comes in with her slight southern drawl and says " I catch you messin around girl, and I'll hunt you down like a dog and shoot you in the dirt!" Nice, real nice. These days, when dealing with an unruly teenager most folks like to use the bargaining chips they have which usually consist of high tech gadgets, grounding, no phone etc.. However, I have found an even better method of punishment, personal, and social annihilation. Ooohh yeahhh! The situation is this, my daughter was refusing to adhere to the dress code for which I set forth not obeying modesty rules for clothing and makeup is not tolerable for me, so when I learned that Haley had been ditching homework club after school I decided desperate times call for desperate humiliating measures. Since the only responsible thing to do in this situation would be to personally escort my daughter to homework club, I decided to educate my daughter on the importance of appearance and more importantly how ones appearance reflects on others. So as you have noticed by the pictures I decided to dress in a way that emulates my daughter, I also used my daughters makeup as an added insult. I should be embarrassed about my appearance, but I am not. I sit here giddy with anticipation at escorting my daughter to homework club later today. I plan on swaggering in with a big wad of gum in my mouth. " heeeey whats up giiirllls, check me out! yeah you know it I am alllll thaaaaat. Don't hate congratulate whoop whoop!" I will be sure to chicken neck while I am at it. If my daughter wants to give me attitude and not obey the rules that's fine, but payback is a biiiitch!